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Cancer Care Services

Prevention, Education and Support Groups

St. Anthony’s offers a variety of community and patient education programs, with a strong focus on cancer prevention, as well as screenings and support groups for cancer patients and their families.

These include:

  • Show Me Healthy Women program that provides free screenings for breast cancer and help for women who have cancer through the State of Missouri
  • "Look Good, Feel Better" Cosmetic Program through ACS featuring professional make-up and hair styling
  • Reach to Recovery Program
  • Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group
  • Free wigs and hats available in the Radiation Oncology area of the Cancer Center
  • Free class held each month by the professional staff at St. Anthony’s Breast Center to teach women to do a self-breast exam, as well as answer questions about breast health.

Special Programs

Special programs for St. Anthony’s cancer patients also include the following.

  • Cancer patients receive a Gilda Radner puppy dog that is donated by St. Anthony’s Auxiliary.
  • Upon completion of radiation therapy, all radiation patients receive gift certificates from the Flo-Do Fund for dinner for two at a participating restaurant.
  • All cancer patients (and hospice patients) are treated once a month to Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, courtesy of the Flo-Do Fund.

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For information or a physician referral, please call 800-554-9550 or visit our online physician referral.

At St. Anthony's, our vision is to be the area's premier health care organization — and your first choice for health care services.